to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to say (something) over one's shoulder
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
gem; jewel; precious stone
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
same; similar; (just) like; equal
piece; fragment; one (object)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
another thing; other things; another man's property
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
belief; faith; conviction
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
burglary; burglar; closet
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ago; since; before; previous
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally